"Most people drop the #ideology pretty quickly once they get the #support they need. They belong to these groups because they’re getting something from them. You have to become the surrogate of that support so they don’t need the group any more."

As a hate-filled kid, I turned to #farrightideology. Now I help others avoid that path | Matthew Quinn | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/ng-interactive/2025/mar/28/far-right-ideology-sydney-suburbs-city

#hatecrime
#farrightgroups
#farrightgrooming
#underlyingcausesofracism
#populism
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As a hate-filled kid, I turned to far-right ideology. Now I help others avoid that path

In Sydney’s suburbs, I fell in with other traumatised loners – and we found scapegoats for our rage. A trip into the city changed everything, says Matthew Quinn of Exit Australia

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#Safeguarding is an issue alongside #FarRightGrooming? - ‘Eton College apologises after allegations pupils jeered visiting state schoolgirls https://www.theguardian.com/education/2022/nov/18/eton-college-apologises-after-allegations-pupils-jeered-visiting-state-schoolgirls’